detachment (Det-64) to the Constellation to augment VA-196 for the remainder of the ship's 1967 combat tour in Vietnam. May–June 1969: , with VA-65 aboard, relieved Enterprise in the Sea of Japan. Enterprise had been ordered to operate in the area as a result of the shoot down of a Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft by the North Koreans. VA-65 conducted operations in the area during this two-month period. 9 September–5 October 1970: VA-65 operated from on Bravo Station off the coast of Israel as a result of the crisis in Jordan and the hijacking of three commercial airliners. 7 October–3 November & 9–21 November 1973: After the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War, VA-65 operated from Independence in an area southwest of Crete and provided tanker support to fighter aircraft escorting Air Force One on Secretary of State Kissinger's mission to Israel as well as tanker support for A-4 Skyhawks being ferried to Israel from the United States. 4–22 August 1974: Independence, with VA-65 embarked, operated between Crete and Cyprus in response to the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état and the death of the American Ambassador to Cyprus at the hands of anti- American demonstrators. 12 March 1975: During exercises in the Caribbean Sea, VA-65 conducted cross deck operations with . November 1975: During the NATO exercise Ocean Safari in the North Atlantic, the squadron once again conducted cross deck operations with HMS Ark Royal. 15 April 1980: VA-65 deployed aboard to the Indian Ocean after Iranians took the American Embassy personnel hostage. 22 December 1980: VA-65 returned from its deployment that included only one port visit of five days in duration and a total of 246 days at sea. 24 June 1982: VA-65 provided support during the evacuation of American and foreign civilians from Beirut, Lebanon. 7 March 1985: VA-65 and Dwight D. Eisenhower cut short a port visit to Palma, Spain and departed on a high speed transit to the Eastern Mediterranean due to the increased tension in Lebanon. The squadron operated in the vicinity of Lebanon until early April. 1 September 1986: VA-65 was assigned to CVW-13 and as part of the Coral Sea Concept whereby two A-6 Intruder squadrons would be part of the air wing and share a common aircraft maintenance department. The concept was intended to reduce the number of personnel needed to support the squadrons. 29 September 1987: VA-65 deployed to the Mediterranean Sea